Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 8AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 66 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.90m | 1:32PM1.79m | 1:46AM1.80m | 2:27PM1.73m | 2:37AM1.71m | 3:22PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17AM0.31m | 7:37PM0.49m | 8:07AM0.39m | 8:31PM0.58m | 8:58AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 41 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 66 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | SW 3 | — | S 3 | S 2 | S 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 45 | 122 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 437 | 437 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 34 | 437 | 437 |
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